MP O Sullivans Win Division 3 Title

Wednesday Division 3

MP O’Sulivan celebrated their victorious season with a hard earned 2-1 win over Fritzl Palace. Mick Crowley & MVP nominee Alan Forde,  were again excellent and scored both goals for O’Sullivans.

Joe O’Sullivan again makes the headlines for his side, the Average Joes as he scored a last minute winner against Rosies to win 4-3. This was a cracking tie between 2 very experienced teams. Martin Higgins, who impressively won the Golden Boot, after missing the first 5 games of the season, again scored twice for the Carrigaline boys.

Wayne O’Callaghan also scored a last minute winner against an unlucky Bank of New York team who did well to come back from 2 nil down to draw level. The hard working Declan McMahon scored an excellent goal for the Bankers to get them back into the tie only for them to concede in the last minute to lose.

Wednesday Division 1

Far From Athletic did well to beat CUH 4-0 after the Wilton Boys enjoyed a lot of Possession but could not convert it into goals. A brace from Pat O’Regan helped Far From secure the points but it was an excellent all round team performance that keeps them on track for their title challenge.

Douglas Mortgage new boy Robert Higgins was the best player on the pitch and scored a hatrick as they beat a hard working Cork Celtic side by 6 goals to 4. Thomas Kelly scored twice for Celtic and was also impressive.

Wednesday Division 2

Killian Hogan who has been superb for the Golden Oldies all season scored twice and set up another for Barry Fitzgerald as they overcame Dynamo Tonduff 3-0. Dave Murphy tried hardest for Tonduff who did better in this game than the scoreline suggests. The Oldies now need all 3 points in their final game against Hit or Miss to clinch this division. If they slip up, the ever improving Multiple Scorgasams could pip them for the league as they go into battle with Balaga Tonga in their final encounter next Wednesday. Balaga Tonga again slipped up as they went down to The Crew in a thrilling game that finished 8-7. Mark Parkes was brilliant for the Crew and scored a very impressive 5 goals. Philip Sweetman replied with 4 goals for Balaga but were guilty or too many missed chances and so ended up on the losing side.

Thursday Division 1

The Ex Pats came from 2 nil down to score 4 without reply as they beat the Net Busters. Tim O Connor was outstanding for the Pats as they clawed their way back into this game. Eoin Sheehy also did well for the winners and his good performance is worthy of a mention.

The Cow Tippers put in an impressive display and were way too strong as they trashed the All Blacks. Peter Kelleher with 5 goals, Paul Smith and Dave Johnson were in top form for the Tippers.

Title winners for the 2^nd season in a row, OS Naventages were also impressive as they also had a big victory the 30 Somethings. Paulo Santos scored a hatrick for the Portuguese outfit.

Thursday Division 2

  Game of the week definitely goes to champions Sporting CPL and the Boothouse Bingers who played out a cracking 5 all draw. Man of the Match Robbie Bowen scored twice for the Bingers as Alan Jordan from distance and a great header by Fiachra O’Driscoll were the pick of the CPL goals.

BNY had an excellent win 2-0 over Novartis and played the counter attacking to a tee. Novartis had all the possession but could not break down a resilient BNY defence. Cain Fleming scored a cracking 2^nd goal to seal the points and break the spirit of the Novartis side. A beautifully worked goal

By Ken O’Connor for Athletico PTF, was enough to clinch the points against the Rovers. The impressive Michael Downey was best for PTF on night.

The Bandits ousted Sons of Pitches by the odd goal in another close game that finished 3-2. Pa Doyle was man of the match for the Pitches and also scored a cracking 2 goal. The Pitches pushed for the equaliser but left it a bit late as the Bandits held out for a win. Seamus Keane scored a brace for the Bandits.

Thursday Division 3

Apple Exiles won the all important game with fellow contenders Panicakios and now close in clinching this division. 2 glorious chances that were missed by Panicakios when the game was tied at nil all cost them dearly. Seamus O Brien did put Panicakios ahead after a good move, but after that it was one way traffic as the Exiles played all the football. Ronan Geary scored a cracking equaliser from a tight angle. The very lively Jeremy Dullea was brillant in the 2^nd half and put them ahead with a well taken goal.

Fabrice Fortune shone for the Flying Column as they beat Whitfords. Fortune scored twice for the Column as they scored 3 goals in a 2 minute 2^nd half spell. Alan Mullery was excellent in midfield for the Column.

Kieran Maguire was best for South City ran amuck in the 2^nd half, as the put 8 past the JT Specials and won comfortably. Rob Carpenter scored a brace for the Specials

Golden Oldies Win Top Of The Table Clash

Wednesday Division 2

Honours in this division should now go to the Golden Oldies as they won a crucial clash with season rivals Balaga Tonga. Balaga held the lead until 8 minutes to go, after Joe Dempsey scored an early opener. Damien Kennedy was in superb form and made some wonderful saves for Balaga to keep the Oldies at bay. But when Eoin Cotter equalised, the Balaga heads dropped and their flood gates opened as and Cotter, Killan and Philip Hogan ran in 4 more late goals.

Multiple Scorgasams had a 6-4 win over Hit and Miss to keep in with a chance for honours and move into 2^nd place. Kieran Buckley scored a hatrick and Ian Cotter was also instrumental in their victory.

Wednesday Division 3

David Green was in great form for Fritzl Palace and scored a brilliant late goal to seal the points in a hard fought battle with the Baggios.

Sub Standard Liege and Rosies played out an exciting 2-2 draw. A late James Mealy equaliser sealed a point for Liege. Michael O’Sullivan was excellent for Rosies and scored their 2^nd goal.

MP O’Sullivan came from a goal down at half time but were too strong for BNYM FC in the 2^nd half and ran out easy winners. Gavin Ahern was excellent for O’Sullivans. The dependable Mick Crowley hit a brace as did Colin Guiney and Bernard Curtin for the champions.

Joe O Sullivan rolled back the years for the Average Joes and scored twice to help his team to a narrow 3-2 win over Gowlacticos. His 2^nd goal was a beautiful lob over the Gowlacticos keeper and was the highlight in this end to end game.

Wednesday Division 1

Racing Club and Far From Athletic kept up momentum with 2 good wins to keep their last game of the season to be a top of the table, winner take all clash. Padraig McGovern hit a hatrick for Racing who dispatched Douglas Mortgage 4-1. Cormac Murray did well for Racing in defence and made some crucial blocks during this win that kept his side on top by 2 points.

Far From easily dispatched an inexperienced Cork Celtic team 5-1. Shane Aherne was excellent for Celtic and got the man of the match. Pat O’Regan and Phil Mohally got a brace a piece for Far From.

Thursday Division 1

The Cow Tippers had too much power and pace for the Ex Pats and won out

comfortably in this one sided affair. Peter Kelleher who has a real eye for the goal hit a hatrick and the ever reliable Steve Dwyer also hit the net on a few occasions.

OS Naventages were out played by the Net Busters who put in a great shift and worked very hard for this surprise win. Paul Sexton was superb and hit a hatrick for Net Busters. Adrian Burke was also in good scoring form and hit a brace.

The All Blacks and the 30 Somethings fixture produced, as expected another tight game that resulted in a 1-1 draw. A great strike from Graham Virgo cancelled out an Alan Bowen goal for the Somethings

Thursday Division 2

Novartis and Boothouse Bingers produced the tie of the evening that resulted in a 4-2 for Novartis. This very tight game was won in the dying minutes as Novartis came up with 2 very late goals to seal a great win. Karl Daly was again in brilliant form and scored twice for the winners.

Paddy Daughton came up with the winning goal for the Bandits as the beat Rovers by the odd goal. Stephen Keane tried hardest for Rovers and scored with a great strike to give Rovers the lead.

Ken O Connor starred for Athletico PTF as the trounced Sons of Pitches 6-1. He scored twice, one long range effort and the other with a great header to help seal the 3 points for PTF.

Thursday Division 3

Apple Exiles produced a great team performance that resulted in an easy win over JT Specials. Mark Ryan was central to the slick passing of the Exiles who have got stronger as the season has progressed.

Conor O’Mahony came up with a last minute winner for the Flying Column as they beat their Barrack St rivals South City, 4-3 in an excellent game. Alan Mullary was excellent for the Column who were made to work very hard for the points.

The goalkeeping skills of Jim Hanlon was a feature in Panicakios’s win

over Whitfords, that maintains their title aspirations. They  ran out 2-0 winners but were pushed all the way by the experienced Whitfords. Simon and Seamus O’Brien were on the scoresheet for Panicakios.

Lucky Break For Far From

Wednesday Division 1

Last Wednesday’s floodlight failure caused all games in this division to be cancelled. At the time Far From Athletic were were 3-1 down to leaders Racing Club with just 20 minutes to play. This crucial game between 1^st and 2^nd in the table is now is rescheduled for Christmas Week and should be a cracking finish to this division. Far From have the football to be able to turn this tie around, but should now encounter an even more determined Racing Club team as they can feel a bit of an injustice was done not to just replay out the remaining 20 minutes. This abandoned game was an excellent performance from Racing who were faster to the ball in the opening 20 minutes and took advantage of defensive errors. Padraig McGovern, Rory O’Leary and Edward Noonan all scored and were 3 nil up at half time. A brilliant solo effort by Aaron Atkinson for Far From gave his side hope before the lights went out.

Wednesday Division 2

Two others crucial ties in this division were also affected by the storm.

Balaga Tonga and Multiple Scorgasams was a 1-1 draw when the lights failed, but was a cracking tie. A brilliant goal from Kieran Buckley who nut megged his opponent before toe poking the ball to the corner cancelled out an early John Duggan goal for Balaga.

Hit & Miss were 3 nil down to table toppers Golden Oldies. Killian Hogan and Eoin Cotter were excellent for the Oldies, but were pushed harder than the scoreline suggests by Dan Williams and company and may not have it all their own way in the replay.

Wednesday Division 3

2 games were completed in this division. Fritzl Palace beat Gowlacticos 3-2 to end their chances of honours as MP O’Sullivan overcame Sub Standard Liege in another tight game to seal the division 3 title. Ger Kelleher was again best for O’Sullivans who also had Lenny Lyons and Shane Forde on the scoresheet. Mike Wren was man of the match in the Palace v Gowlacticos tie as Killian Lynch notched 2 long range strikes for the winners.

Thursday Division 1

2 great goals by Emmanuel sealed the points for OS Naventages and pushes them closer to retaining the division 1 title. Paulo Santos also scored as they beat the 30 Somethings 3-1.

Steve Dwyer was outstanding for the Cow Tippers as they beat the All Blacks comfortably. Justin Banks scored twice for the Tippers as Niall Murphy scored the All Blacks only goal.

Tim O Connor was brilliant for the Ex Pats as they came from behind to overcome the Net Busters 4-2. He was on the mark twice as was Eric Olin for the Pats. Paul Sexton was best for the Busters.

Thursday Division 2

A brilliant effort from Ken O Connor was enough to take all 3 points for Athletico PTF as they beat contenders the Boothouse Bingers 1-0. This defeat for the Bingers make it very hard for them now with only 3 games left and 7 points behind CPL.

A resurgent Bandits team convincingly beat a Bank of New York side that were a man short on the night. 2 long range efforts by Paddy Daughton and Dave Creedon helped clinch the points.

Novartis overcame a determined effort by the Sons of Pitches and won 6-3. Sean Stack and Ivan Murphy were central to all that went well for Novartis on the night. Pat Doyle hit a brace for the Pitches.

Thursday Division 3

Apple Exiles joined Panicakios at the top of division 3 as they hammered them 4-0. Despite a tremendous performance from Seamus O’Brien for Panicakios, the Exiles proved a bit too strong as Arjan with a brace, Phelim O’Brien and Mark Ryan were all on the scoresheet. Their game against each other scheduled on December 15^th will be a title decider.

A double from Cameron Espey helped Whitfords beat The Flying Column

4-1. Noel Hayes scored the lone Column goal.

Arthur O’Shea was brilliant between the sticks for South City as they beat JT Specials by the odd goal in a hard fought game.

MP O Sullivans Stretch Lead

Wednesday Division 3

It was another good night for leaders MP O’Sullivans as they beat the Average Joes and their closest rivals Gowlacticos were surprisingly beaten by BNY. Ger Kelleher who scored a brace was O’Sullivans top player and always looked dangerous. A beautiful volley from a corner from veteran John “Speedie” O’Donovan gave the Average Joe’s hope, but the younger legs on the O’Sullivans team made the difference as the game went on.

Declan McMahon scored the goal of the evening for BNY as he finished a beautiful one two with a volley placed in the corner. The ball never touched the ground from when McMahon started the move. The Baggios and Sub Standard Liege played out a thrilling 4-4 draw. Alan O Gorman was on the mark twice for Baggios to put them into a commanding 4-1 lead, but SSL fought back with James Meeley who also scored twice, leading the charge.

Rosies came out on top in another close encounter against Fritzl Palace by the odd goal. Veteran Paddy Cronin was excellent for Rosies and he come out of defence to score a late winner for the Carrigaline boys

Wednesday Division 2

The very influential  Ian Cotter scored 4 times for Multiple Scorgasams as they completely over ran Dynamo Tonduff.

Hit or Miss also had a big win as they beat The Crew. Dan Williams and Dan McSweeney did the damage for Hit or Miss although the Crew never gave up and worked very hard until the final whistle.

Joint leaders Golden Oldies and Balaga Tonga both had wins and stay on course for a showdown that will probably be a title decider, this Wednesday at 8 o’clock. Willie Coveney was brilliant as for the Oldies they beat Boca Seniors 4-0. Tremendous finishing from Killian Hogan was a feature of their win.

Wednesday Division 1

Ed Noonan was on song for Racing as they comprehensively beat Cork Celtic. Noonan was on the mark twice and contributed to Padraig McGoverns 2 goals also. Far From Athletic stay 2 points behind Racing Club after they beat The Bons 3-1. Brian O Regan was top man for Far From as he was so solid in defence. Darragh O’Regan’s bicycle kick broke spirit of the Bons team who provided stiff opposition on the night.

Douglas Mortgage beat a six man CUH team by a comfortable scoreline although CUH held on to the ball very well with only six players for long periods in the game. Gavin Summers was on form for CUH. John Mullarky and Eoin Carroll were best for Mortgage

Thursday Division 1

The All Blacks continued their recent good form as they beat the Net Busters 2-1. Niall Murphy was again in good form for the winners and came up with the winning goal.

OS Naventages beat a dogged Ex Pats team 5-2. The game was tied at 2-2 before Paulo Santos showed his class and scored twice in the 2^nd half to win it for the Portugese boys.

Peter Kelleher scored a cracking goal for The Cow Tippers as they overcame 30 Somethings 4-2. Kevin Garde hit a brace for the Tippers. Niall Kerrigan and Graham Virgo were on the mark for the Somethings

Thursday Division 2

Game of the week was a 4-4 draw between The Bandits and the Boothouse Bingers. The Bingers lost ground on leaders Sporting CPL as the Bandits showed great spirit to come back to level in the closing minutes. The Bingers who lost Shane Cahill to injuiry were hanging on towards the end and must now make the most of their 2 games with CPL which will decide the destination of the title.

The Rovers beat Novartis 5-4 in another tight game that could have gone either way. Stephen Keane hit a brace for Rovers as did Ivan Murphy for Novartis.

Rory Walsh gave a one man show scoring 6 times for CPL as they easily dispatched Sons of Pitches.

Eoin Barrett proved unstoppable on the night for Athletico PTF as the beat BNY FC 4-2. Centre forward Barrett scored all 4 goals, his third being the pick of the bunch

Thursday Division 3

Steve Riordain scored a brilliant late winner for JT Specials as they came up with their first win of the season by beating the Flying Column 4-3 in a tremendous game. Neil Gordon scored twice for the Specials as they came from 3-2 down in the last few minutes to win. Both sides attacked at every opportunity. Late stand in goalkeeper John Ahern made some crucial saves to deny the Column late in the game.

Cormac Love scored a hatrick for Apple Exiles as they proved too strong for Whitfords, as the Exiles maintained their title challenge.

It was a five star team performance by leaders Panicakios as they proved too strong for South City. Dylan O’Brien was on song for Panicakios and also on the mark 4 times.

Multiple Scoregasisms Defeat Leaders Golden Oldies

Wednesday Division 2

Multiple Scorgasans had an excellent 4-3 win over leagues leaders Golden Oldies which puts them back into contention. This was a hard fought but  sporting game as Kieran Buckley hit a brace for the Scorgasams who had Keith Kelleher in excellent form.

Hit or Miss also beat joint leaders Balaga Tonga by the same scoreline in the game of the evening where Dan Williams was in tremendous form scoring all 4 goals for Hit or Miss.

Boca Seniors recorded a comprehensive win when they beat Dynamo Tonduff 5-1. Paul Richardson with 2 superb strikes for Bocas who passed the ball better on the night.

A goal from the half way line by Arian Griffin for the Pink Panthers was the highlight in this game, but it was not enough as his side were well beaten by The Crew, who had Gary Marshall and Wayne Cambridge in goal scoring mood.

Wednesday Division 1

Far From Athletic had a comfortable 4-1 win over Douglas Mortgage. A blocked clearance from the Mortgage keeper by Darragh O’Regan that fell into the net, set them on their way to an excellent all round team performance. Racing Club maintain the 2 point gap at the top as they had a walkover over CUH as the Bons overcame Cork Celtic 6-3 in a very entertaining game. James Cooke hit a hatrick for the Bons who had Jimmy Reardon in excellent form once again. Robbie Bowen did best for Celtic.

Wednesday Division 3

League leaders MP O’Sullivans had a comprehensive win over Rosies. Jay Nixon was best for MP’s who will beat hard to stop now with only 4 games left. Gerry O’Reilly was also excellent for O’Sullivans.

Sub Standard Liege put in their best display of the season so far as they beat a stubborn Bank of New York team. This was a good all round team performance by the Liege boys but star man was James Mealy who hit 4 goals. Mark Kirby did well for the Bankers.

The Average Joes showed their battling qualities as the scored twice in the last 5 minutes to beat Fritzl Palace 2-1. Eric Montgomery who is just back after injury, with 2 excellent goals. Seamus Daly was excellent for Palace.

The Baggios put a dent in Gowlacticos title aspirations as they outplayed them and won comfortably in the end after a tight first half. Philip Sherman scored a crucial goal just after half time to put them 2-1 up. Phil Mohally was excellent for Baggios

Thursday Division 1

Well done to all teams who played in horrendous weather conditions last Thursday night.

The 30 Somethings won a hard fought game with the Net Busters by the odd goal as Barry Kennedy hit a brace for Somethings.

The All Blacks continued their good run with another big win as they beat The Ex Pats 6-2. Killian Hogan, Dan O’Connell and man of the match Niall Murphy all scored twice for the All Blacks.

The Cow Tippers and OS Naventages played a very exciting 5-5 draw. A late Justin Bank goal for the Tippers stopped OS from extending their lead at the top and now opens up this division. Steve Dwyer for Cow Tippers and Paulo who hit a hatrick for OS were both in excellent form as Peter Kelleher also scored a hatrick the Ballintemple boys.

Thursday Division 2

CPL were back to winning ways after last weeks setback as they

overcame the Bandits 6-2. This was another game that was closely contested, closer than the scoreline suggests. Fiachra O Driscoll with a hatrick for Sporting CPL being the main difference between the sides.

John Roche scored 4 times for The Rovers who are finally getting some good results after a run of good performances without getting points on the board. They beat BNY 5-3 whose best player was Phil Carey

Thursday Division 3

The Flying Column put in a typical dogged performance but came up short as league contenders Apple Exiles put is a good late 2^nd half display to win this hard fought game.

Panicakios maintain their 3 point lead over Apple, as they beat JT Specials

5-2. Gavin Chenby with a brace and Seamus O’Brien were excellent

for Panicakios.

A brillant all around display from Whitfords who played some excellent football helped them overcome the much improved South City. Jack Russell and Gavin Roser were best for Whitfords as they won 5-1

All Blacks Shock Os Navegantes

Thursday Division 1

The All Blacks surprised everyone but themselves as they beat league leaders OS Navantages, and beat them well. Philip Healy scored with a great shot early in the game to set them on their way. Dave Depuis and Rob Healy both scored hatricks and  helped the All Blacks to their best team performance in a couple of seasons.

The Cow Tippers finally got off the mark as they beat the Net Busters 5-3 in a very tight game. A Steve Dwyer hatrick proved the difference as both sides produced some great football.

The 30 Somethings won by the same scoreline as they overcame the Ex Pats. A great first half hatrick by Niall Kerrigan for the Somethings pushed them into a 5-0 halftime lead. The Ex Pats showed their fighting spirit in the 2^nd half and scored 3 without reply to make the scoreline respectable.

Thursday Division 2

Boothouse Bingers who have a game in hand, closed the gap on Sporting CPL with a good win against the Rovers.  Robbie Bowen was in tremendous for the Bingers and pulled all the strings in midfield. A few excellent saves from Rob Cole in the Rovers goal kept the score at 7-4.

CPL were beaten for the first time this season by an inspired Athletico PTF team. Ross O Riordain, Jan Oosterhoff and John O’Sullivan were all on the mark for PTF as they won a close game 3-2.

Ivan Murphy produced a great strike from 20 yards to inspire Novartis to a 3-1 win over the Bandits. Alan McGrath was in top form for the Novartis boys while Gary Stack was the lone Bandit scorer.

Thursday Division 3

A great performace from Whitford’s Gavin Clancy inspired them to a 5-2 over the hard work JT Specials. The Specials were tied at 2-2 but Whitfords had a bit too much class in their side with Clancy scoring twice.

A Dillion O’Brien brace helped Panicakios had a 3-2 win over and unlucky Flying Column team and remain top of the pile by 3 points over Apple Exiles. Apple had a 6-2 win over South City but it could have been more only for Arthur O’Shea in the City goal who was in brilliant form. Ronan Geary scored twice and was again excellent for the exiles.

Wednesday Division 1

Far From Athletic came through a tough encounter with CUH who put in their best performance of the season. CUH were 2 goals down but battled hard and a late Ian Weir goal had them under pressure to hang on to the win for the last few minutes. Aaron Atkinson was best for Far From.

Douglas Mortgage stayed in touch with the leaders with a 4-2 win over Cork Celtic. John Mullarky stepped up to the mark for Douglas with 2 late goals. Racing Club who remain in top spot, had a 4-1 win over the Bons. A thunderbolt shot from almost the halfway line from Racing’s Patrick McGovern was the highlight in this game but Ian Forde also scored a beautiful volley for The Bons. Edward Noonan and Rory O’Leary who scored twice were excellent for Racing.

Wednesday Division 2

Multiple Scoregasams won out in a high scoring encounter with The Crew. Stephen Moynihan was central to their victory and laid on a few goals as well as being on the mark himself. Ian Cotter hit the net 4 times for the winners and Gary Marshall and Jamie McKenzie both scored twice for the Crew. Golden Oldies eased past the Pink Panthers to remain in top spot. Balaga Tonga who are joint top had it a bit tougher to secure the points but also came through against Boca Seniors. Joe Dempsey was star man and also scored a beautiful goal late on in the game to secure the win for Balaga.

Dan Williams scored a great individual goal for Hit & Miss as they hammered Dynamo Tonduff  5-0.

Wednesday Division 3

Rosies again Baggios played a thrilling game where the more experienced Rosies came out on top by the odd goal. Kieran Hurley put Rosies ahead with a bullet like shot after 10 minutes. An og and a Martin Higgins goal extended their advantage to 3-0 by half time. But Baggios inspired by Wayne O Callaghan and Pedro Oliveros came back to 3-3 with 5 minutes still remaining. With the momentum, Baggios were pushing for the equaliser when Rosies caught them on the break and Higgins came up with the winner from close range with the last kick of the game.

Fritzl Palace beat Sub Standard Liege 6-2. Mike Wren again in great form as was Sean Stack for the winners, but the highlight was a rocket from Seamus Daly for Palace.

The 2 top teams, Gowlacticos and MP O’Sullivans played out a hard fought 1-1 draw. Bernard Curtin got man of the match for O’Sullivan as he came up with a great header late in the game to seal a point and stop Gowlacticos from moving into top spot.

A draw was a fair result as the Bank of New York and the Average Joes shared 8 goals in a very entertaining game. The Montgomery Brothers Eric and Trevor shared a brace a piece for the Joes while Declan McMahon and John Deveraux were excellent for the Bankers. 

Bons Defeat CUH

Wednesday Division 1

The Bons again overcame CUH in a closely fought encounter, Ian Forde put in an outstanding display for the Bons, who led 3-1 at the break and spent much of the 2^nd half defending. CUH pushed hard for the equaliser but came up short as the Bons held on.

Padraig McGovern and Ryan Nolan were in great form for Racing and their goals helped them to a valuable 3 points and a good win over an under strength Douglas Mortgage side. Douglas enjoyed a lot of possession but lacked penetration and this suited the Racing Club’s counter attacking game.

Far From Ath kept in touch with the leaders with a 6-3 win over Cork Celtic. Aaron Atkinson and Pat O’Regan were best for Far From and both bagged hatricks. Rob Bowen and Gavin McAdam were on the mark for Celtic while David James scored and incredible goal, definitely a goal of the season contender.

Wednesday Division 2

3 early goals from Brian Murphy was the key ingredient for Hit or Miss as they beat Boca Seniors 6-3. Dan Williams was again excellent for the winners as was Dan McSweeney. Paul Richardson fought hard for Bocas.

Balaga Tonga had a hard fought 3-1 win over Dynamo Tonduff to stay joint top with the Golden Oldies  who had an easy win over the Crew. Philip Cotter was central to Balaga win and put in a good shift in midfield. Killian Hogan and Eoin Cotter were best for the Oldies as they dominated the Crew in a one sided affair.

Multiple Scoregasams also won rather easily, as the beat the Pink Panthers, but the scoreline could have been worse only for and excellent performance from the Panthers keeper.

  

Wednesday Division 3

MP O’Sullivans secured the 3 points in a great game with the Baggios. Pedro Oliveros put the Baggios ahead with a cracking shot early on in the game. But the boys from the fruit & veg outfit fought back and worked very hard throughout the game and just about deserved their victory.

Alan Forde was excellent and scored a brace, but an OG and a sin bin for Baggios did not help their cause.

Gowlacticos showed great character coming back from 3 nil down and put an end to Rosies recent revival as they beat them 6-3. Barry Fitzgerald and Michael Keohane were best for Gowlacticos while Rosies could not maintain the pace at which they started the game.

Bank of New York held off a spirited Fritzl Palace team and won 6-4.

Declan McMahon was in tremendous form for the Bankers and scored a hatrick, while Mike Wren did likewise for Palace who had the upper hand in the 2^nd half but could not turn their possession into goals.

Thursday Division 1

The All Black and the 30 Somethings played out a cracking 3-3 draw. A fair result was the verdict here as Cillian Hogan scored twice and was excellent for the All Blacks while Colm Dooley was best for the Somethings.

OS Naventages had too much class in their side for the Net Busters who were well off the pace on the night. Emanuel put in a fantastic display for the Portuguese lads and scored 4 times. Who would be brave enough to bet against OS to win the title now?

Eoin Sheehy was in top form as and helped Ex Pats to a narrow 4-3 over the Cow tippers. A touch of class from Tim O’Connor producing the winner for the Ex Pats.

Thursday Division 2

Sporting CPL remain dominant in this division and had a 4-0 win over Novartis. Clinical finishing from Alan Jordan was the feature of this game as he helped himself to a hatrick.

Rovers who took an early lead again came up short and were beaten by the Sons of Pitches in a tight game. Barry Brosnan and John Roche battled hard for Rovers but they had no answer to the very lively Cormac Crowley who scored 3 times for the Pitches.

3 late goals from BNY made the scoreline look somewhat respectable as the

Boothouse Bingers raced into an early lead. Rob Bowen and Davis James were in good form for the Bingers.

The Bandits and Athletico PTF played out a cracking 2 all draw. Both defences were on top early on as the Bandits who were ahead twice in the hour could not hold on. A great header by Athletico’s Jan Oosterhof kept his side level at half time. Dave Creedon scored twice for the Bandits.

Thursday Division 3

The Flying Column got off to a flying start as Fabrice Fortune scored a great goal after only 30 seconds. This game turned out to be the game of the week as it went from end to end. The new hard work ethtic from the South City lads continued as they levelled the scores at 3-3. Ciaren Maguire was best for City. A fair result for both teams.

Apple Exiles had a big win over JT Specials. Ronan Geary’s goal being the game highlight as he flicked the ball over his and the defenders head and finished with a great volley to the back of the net. Liam Kileen scored both goals for Panicaikos as they beat Whitfords 2-0. A cracking first half free kick was all that divided these teams until the last minute when Whitfords conceded again. Tim Kramer was Panic’s best player.

The Average Joes game against Sub Standard Liege was cancelled due to the death of Eric and Trevor Montgomery’s father. “RIP Monty”

Far From Defeat League Leaders Racing

Wednesday Division 1

Far From Athletic opened up this division last Wednesday with an excellent performance and a good win over table toppers Racing Club. With the game evenly poised 2-2 at half time, The Far From boys ran riot in the 2^nd half with 4 unanswered goals. The pace and finishing of Pat O’Regan was too much for the Racing as O’Regan ended up with a hatrick.

Douglas Mortgage joined Racing at the top, but remain 2^nd on goal difference after a hard fought 2-0 over The Bons. John Mullarky with a fine 2^nd half strike to seal it for Douglas. Jim Walsh and Eoin Carroll were again in good form for the winners.

Cork Celtic enjoyed their first win by the narrowest of margins, over CUH.

Calvin McCarthy scored a hatrick for Celtic while a Rory Barry blockbuster kept CUH in touch. Gavin Summers was man of the match for CUH and was unlucky to be on the losing side.

Wednesday Division 2

Newcomers the Crew came off 2^nd best against Balaga Tonga who remain level at the top with Golden Oldies who had a 4-0 win over Dynamo Tonduff. The Balaga lads had a little too much class in their side with Rob Rose and Philip Sweetman very much involved and amoungst the goals.

Willie Coveney, Cillian Hogan and Eoin Cotter were on the mark in the 2^nd half for the Oldies. Dave Murphy fought hard for Tonduff who did well in the 1st half but could not hold Cotter & company in the 2^nd half.

Boca Seniors got a hammering from Multiple Scorgasams, whose best players were Ian Cotter and Kieran Buckley. Fiachra O Driscoll scored some fine goals in the 2^nd half for Bocas to make the score a bit more respectable, but the Scoregasams had taken their foot of the gas.

Dan Williams gave a fine performance for Hit or Miss  who overcame the Pink Panthers 6-4 in a very entertaining game. Cian Tisdale was in excellent for the Panthers who have yet to get off the mark in the division but are certainly improving with each week.

At the half way stage, Division 2 looks like a 2 horse race between Balaga Tonga and the Golden Oldies for honours.

  

Wednesday Divison 3

Rosies held off the Average Joes and secured their 2^nd win in a row with a 3-2 win. Rosies seem to have a real find in their new centre forward Martin Higgins, who was again in form and scored two 2^nd half goals to secure the points for Rosies.

MP O’Sullivans remain top as they eased past Fritzl Palace. The very lively Clive Cremin with 4 well taken goals. Alan Forde ran this game form midfield for O’Sullivans.

Michael Keohane scored 2 headers and a tremendous volley to help Gowlacticos beat Sub Standard Liege. They were always in control despite the efforts of Patrick Coleman who tried hardest for Liege.

The Baggios who are in third spot in this division won again also, beating a hard working Bank of New York team by 6-4. Phil Mohally with a 2^nd half hatrick proving the difference between these 2 sides.

This division looks like its between the current top 3 teams for honours this season.

Far From Win Top of Table Clash

Wednesday Division 1

Far From Athletic opened up this division last Wednesday with an excellent performance and a good win over table toppers Racing Club. With the game evenly poised 2-2 at half time, The Far From boys ran riot in the 2^nd half with 4 unanswered goals. The pace and finishing of Pat O’Regan was too much for the Racing as O’Regan ended up with a hatrick.

Douglas Mortgage joined Racing at the top, but remain 2^nd on goal difference after a hard fought 2-0 over The Bons. John Mullarky with a fine 2^nd half strike to seal it for Douglas. Jim Walsh and Eoin Carroll were again in good form for the winners.

Cork Celtic enjoyed their first win by the narrowest of margins, over CUH.

Calvin McCarthy scored a hatrick for Celtic while a Rory Barry blockbuster kept CUH in touch. Gavin Summers was man of the match for CUH and was unlucky to be on the losing side.

Wednesday Division 2

Newcomers the Crew came off 2^nd best against Balaga Tonga who remain level at the top with Golden Oldies who had a 4-0 win over Dynamo Tonduff. The Balaga lads had a little too much class in their side with Rob Rose and Philip Sweetman very much involved and amoungst the goals.

Willie Coveney, Cillian Hogan and Eoin Cotter were on the mark in the 2^nd half for the Oldies. Dave Murphy fought hard for Tonduff who did well in the 1st half but could not hold Cotter & company in the 2^nd half.

Boca Seniors got a hammering from Multiple Scorgasams, whose best players were Ian Cotter and Kieran Buckley. Fiachra O Driscoll scored some fine goals in the 2^nd half for Bocas to make the score a bit more respectable, but the Scoregasams had taken their foot of the gas.

Dan Williams gave a fine performance for Hit or Miss  who overcame the Pink Panthers 6-4 in a very entertaining game. Cian Tisdale was in excellent for the Panthers who have yet to get off the mark in the division but are certainly improving with each week.

At the half way stage, Division 2 looks like a 2 horse race between Balaga Tonga and the Golden Oldies for honours.

  

Wednesday Divison 3

Rosies held off the Average Joes and secured their 2^nd win in a row with a 3-2 win. Rosies seem to have a real find in their new centre forward Martin Higgins, who was again in form and scored two 2^nd half goals to secure the points for Rosies.

MP O’Sullivans remain top as they eased past Fritzl Palace. The very lively Clive Cremin with 4 well taken goals. Alan Forde ran this game form midfield for O’Sullivans.

Michael Keohane scored 2 headers and a tremendous volley to help Gowlacticos beat Sub Standard Liege. They were always in control despite the efforts of Patrick Coleman who tried hardest for Liege.

The Baggios who are in third spot in this division won again also, beating a hard working Bank of New York team by 6-4. Phil Mohally with a 2^nd half hatrick proving the difference between these 2 sides.

This division looks like its between the current top 3 teams for honours this season.

Great Rosies Comeback

Wednesday Divison 3

Best performance of the evening goes to Rosies who were 3 goals down at half time to Sub Standard Liege and looked dead and buried. But the experienced Carrigaline boys battled hard in the 2^nd half and Martin Higgins scored a great hatrick to draw level with 20 minutes still to play. This game ebbed and flowed from end to end and neither side deserved to lose, but Rosies had the momentum and scored a late winner through Mark Cunningham. James Mealey was best for Liege.

The Baggios continued their good form with a brilliant win over Fritzl Palace. Pedro Oliveros with a great drive with 2 minutes to go to win it for the Baggios who also came from behind to win 2-1.

MP O Sullivan stay top as they beat BNYM FC. The bankers were punished for a hand ball that resulted in a penalty, that was duly dispatched by the impressive Alan Forde. Clive Cremin was also in good form for O’Sullivans

Another late goal by Wojtek earned the Average Joes a deserved draw 2-2 against the Gowlacticos. Alan O Donovan led the battling Joes from midfield and was also on the scoresheet. Ray O’Brien and Michael Keohane were on the mark for Gowlacticos

Wednesday Division 2

Multiple Scorgasams  played all the best football in their 6-2 win over Hit & Miss. Ian Cotter  being a major contributor to their victory while Kieran Buckley scored a marvellous individual goal.

Both defences were on top as Golden Oldies and Balaga Tonga played out a 1-1 draw in a very tense top of the table clash. The Oldies deserved their late equaliser.

Boca Seniors had a good win over The Pink Panthers who are struggling to find their feet. Fiachra O’Driscoll with a hatrick was the star man for the Bocas, while Adrian and Ronan Duggan were also played well.

  

Wednesday Division 1

Padraig McGovern continued to be Racing Club’s top marksman as he scored a very impressive tally of 6 goals as his team beat Cork Celtic 8-3. This game was tighter than the scoreline suggests but Racing were too strong in the end with Noonan and Lake in top form.

Douglas Mortgage were 2 nil down  to CUH who started with a high tempo, but could not maintain it. With the very organised Jim Walsh at the back for Douglas, they came back to win 5-3. John Mullarky also in impressive form for Douglas.

Far From Ath continued their good run of  form with a comprehensive win over The Bons. Pat & Darragh O’Regan were on the mark for Far From. Aaron Atkinson was man of the match in midfield and set up 3 goals.

Thursday Division 1

The Cow Tippers  left it a bit late as they came close to an amazing comeback after going 4 goals down to the 30 Somethings. Shane O’Donoghue with an early brace for the Somethings, put them in the driving seat. Steve Dwyer and Kevin Garde led the Tippers impressive 2^nd half response, but the experienced 30 Somethings held out for the 3 points.

Emanuel led the way for the OS Naventages as they beat the Ex Pats 5-3 in an excellent game. With the game tied at 3-3, the Portuguese outfit remained patient and playing some excellent football. Tim O’Connor was in fine form for Pats while Paulo was amoungst the goals for OS.

The Nets Busters continued their dramatic improvement as they had a big win over a decent All Blacks team. Niall O’Leary scored a hatrick  and along with Paul and John Sexton in excellent form they had too much firepower for the All Blacks.

Thursday Division 2

Novartis also continued their winning streak with a very impressive 4-0 win over the Boothouse Bingers and closed the gap on the Bingers in the process. Eogan O’Rahilly was in tremendous form for the Novartis and scored all 4 goals. The best goal was saved until the end with a great strike from Rahilly to round off a comprehensive victory

A Rory |Walsh hatrick led the way for Sporting CPL as they beat the Bank of New York in a high scoring encounter to stretch their lead at the top of the table. Sean Tobin was excellent for the Bankers but his side were always 2nd best on the night.

The Rovers had their first win of the season with a 4-2 win over Sons of Pitches, to lift them of the bottom of the table. John Roche was in great for for the Rovers and was central to all their goals, 2 of which were finished well by Ken Leahy. Dale McVay scored a brace for the Pitches.

The Bandits beat them Athletico PTF 2-1 in a game where defences were on top. Kieran O’Brien was excellent for the Bandits, and they just about deserved their win

Thursday Division 3

South City earned another valuable win as they beat the leaders Panicaikos 4-3 in a surprise result. Stephen Healy scored a brace for City as they worked very hard for these 3 points. This result opens up this division.

The Flying Column also stayed in touch and had their biggest win in a while when they beat JT Specials. Fabrice Fortune and Martin Hurley with a brace a piece for the Column

2 late goals from Arjan earned the Apple Exiles a point who came from 4-1 down against Whitfords in a cracking game. With both teams fully committed it was a fair result. Kevin O Connell was best for Whitfords who remain in 2nd place.

Bons, Celtic Thriller Ends 5-5

Wednesday Division 1

The Bons and Cork Celtic played out a cracking 5-5 draw. The better organised Bons team did well to come back from 4-1 down to go 5-4 ahead. Jimmy Riordain was again in superb for the Bons, while Calvin McCarthy was in great form for Celtic and scored 2 great goals for a side with lots of talent, but just need to organise themselves a bit better to achieve some wins.

Racing Club were too strong for CUH and were rarely troubled by the Wilton boys who just never got going on the night and lost 4-0. Racing defender Jason Lake and midfielder Aidan O Flaherty were in excellent form while the non stop running of man of the match Ed Noonan had a big influence on the outcome of this game.

An excellent performance from the skilful Darragh O’Regan was not enough for Far From Athletic who lost out narrowly to Douglas Mortgage, who stayed in touch with the leaders with 2 Ed Quirke goals from distance.

Wednesday Division 2

Boca Seniors overcame Time to say Goodbye by 7 goals to 6 in the game of the evening. Star Man for The Bocas was Fiachra O’Driscoll who scored 4 goals. Cian McCarthy was best for TTSG, however his team never recovered from conceding a late OG, but neither side deserved to lose in this very high scoring game

The Pink Panthers came out on the wrong side of a 9 goal thriller by the odd goal and were pushing for an equaliser when their goalkeeper who had joined in the last attack in desperation for an equaliser, found the ball at his feet only to shoot just over the bar for the last kick of the game. Dave Murphy was again excellent for Tonduff and had a very influential game.

Killian Hogan and Pat McSweeney were both brilliant for the Golden Oldies as they beat Hit or Miss 6-3. Dan Williams who scored a hatrick, was also in excellent form for H&M, but needed more help from his team in front of goal.

Balaga Tonga came out on top against the Scorgasams, in another tight game, 5-4, but has their keeper Damien Kennedy to thank for a succession of brilliant saves to prevent an equaliser late in the game. Ronan Morgan who tried hardest for the Scorgasams, who were a little unlucky not to get a point.

Wednesday Division 3

Gowlacticos suffered their first defeat, as they went down 4-2 to Fritzl Palace. A brace from Daniel Gallagher helped his side to a good win, however a brilliant save from Mike Wren in the Palace goal was the turning point in the game as his side scored immediately on the break after soaking up some extreme pressure.

MP O’Sullivan now go top on goal difference after a very hard fought win over Sub Standard Liege. Liege wasted some decent 2^nd half chances and conceded a goal from Alan Forde in a goalmouth scramble to go 2-1 down with about 10 minutes left. They pressed for an equaliser but conceded again in the dying seconds to lose 3-1. Some twists and turns should yet appear in this division, perhaps the tightest division of all, with all teams capable of beating each other.

Rosies and BNYM FC got a point each in an excellent football match in a very entertaining 4 all draw. The score was 2-2 with 5 minutes to go and both teams then shared 4 goals that brought the game to a dramatic conclusion. Colin Murphy for Rosies and Kieran Fleming for the Bankers both excelled and both scored twice.

Baggios had a narrow 5-4 victory over the Average Joes. The Joes who lost a player late on to a yellow card for a foul just outside the box and the Baggios drove a nail in the Joes coffin when they scored from the resultant free kick. Alan O Gorman and Pedro were in top form for the Baggios, while Polish man, Wojtek tried hardest for the Joes who had battled hard to come back from 3-0 down.

Thursday Division 1

The Ex Pats and The All Blacks battled to a point a piece after a hard fought 2-2 draw. The Ex Pats keeper made a few great saves early in the 2^nd half after his side were one up at the break. Tim O’Connor was again the Pats goalscorer. Dave Depuis and Killian Hogan were on the mark for the Mount Oval boys.

The Net Busters narrowly beat the 30 Somethings 5-4 in another tight encounter. The more experienced 30 + were one up at the break and looking good, only to concede 5 times after the break. A smashing header by Derry Nagle being the most memorable goal of the evening for the Busters.

Tremendous Comeback By Panicaikos

Thursday Division 3

Panicaikos are 2 points clear after a tremendous comeback against the Flying Column in what turned out to be the game of the night. With the Column 2 up with 5 minutes to go, they conceded an own goal and then Seamus O’Brien scored twice for Panicaikos for a 3-2.

Apple Exiles had a 5-2 win over South City and stay in 2^nd place. A great performance and a hatrick from Ronan Geary helped the Exiles to their 2^nd win in a row.

Cameron Espey showed all his experience in helping Whitfords to a closely fought 5-3 win over the JT Specials, scoring a brace of goals. Murt O Connor scored a cracking goal for the Specials.                           

Thursday Division 2

Novartis recorded their first win with a 3-1 victory over the Rovers. Sean Stack, Ritchie Hewitt and Tony Wall were all on the scoresheet for the Novartis lads. 3 great individual by Sean Jordan helped Sporting CPL maintain their 100% record with a fine win over Sons of Pitches. The Boothouse Bingers beat the Bandits 5-1 to stay in 2^nd place. David James excelled for the Bingers. Shay Galvin scored a beauty for the bandits for their only goal. Steve Wallace was man of the match for Athletico PTF in their win over the Bank of New York, and scored a cracker at the start of the 2^nd half. Paul Creedon scored a brace for BNY.

Thursday Division 1

30 Somethings scored some cracking early goals and came out on top rather easily against the Ex Pats who are struggling to find some consistency so far this season. Graham Virgo and Luca were on song for the winners who played some excellent football.

Known Quantities had their first win with a comprehensive win over the Net Busters. Goals by Peter Fitzmaurice, Padraig McGovern, Ryan Nolan and man of the match Ed Noonan was enough to secure the Knowns their first points.

Despite 4 gaols from Rob Healy, the All Blacks still came out 2^nd best against Os Naventages in another open game. 7-4 the scoreline. Paulo & Luis were tops for Naventages.

Wednesday Division 1

Racing Club stay top after a hard fought 4-2 win over the Bons. The highlight being a fantastic volley from Racing defender Jason Lake after he controlled a throw in and volleyed it without the ball touching the ground. Douglas Mortgage had too much fire power for Cork Celtic. Celtic had no answers to the superb finishing of both Douglas strikers, John Mullarky and Owen Cahill who both scored hatricks.

Far from Athletic stay in 2^nd place with an excellent 4-1 win over CUH. Aaron Atkinson whose elegant skills shone in the Far From midfield and he was instrumental to their victory.

Wednesday Division 2

Kieran Buckley was the star man for the Multiple Scorgasams, whose hatrick helped his team to a 7-2 win over Dynamo Tonduff. This game was a one sided affair Aaron Maguire also in good form for the Scorgasams. Balaga Tonga also had a good win and stay in contention after a 11- 6 win over the improving Pink Panthers. Philip Cotter ran the game from midfield for Balaga who also had Joe Dempsey and Philip Sweetman in top form and amongst the goals.

Golden Oldies stay top on goal difference after a comprehensive win over the Boca Seniors. Killian Hogan and man of the match John Farrell were the star men for the Oldies. The Bocas improved in the 2^nd half after a poor defensive display in the first half.

Hit & Miss overcame Time to say Goodbye 4-2 in an entertaining game. Peter Sinnott was best for H&M. whose goals came from Dan Williams and Brian Murphy who scored a brace each.

Wednesday Division 3

A suberb volley from Alan Ford for MP O’Sullivans in the opening minutes was enough to win a really tough battle with the Average Joes. Younger legs perhaps the telling factor in this encounter.

Gowlacticos maintained their 3 point lead and 100% record with another victory over the BNY. The highlight here being an excellent header from Barry Fitzgerald late in the game.

2 Brian Beale goals was not enough for the Carrigaline boys as Rosies just came up short against Fritzl Palace and found Mike Wren again in great form who scored a brilliant goal from a tight angle.

The Baggios who are now finding their feet, beat Sub Standard Liege 6-3 in a very open game. Pedro and Phil Mohally with a hatrick a piece. Pedro opened the scoring with a beautiful back heel to set the Baggios on their way to a confident performance.

The Bons Win The Battle Of The Hospitals

Wednesday Division 1

The Bons won the battle of the hospitals when they overcame CUH by the odd goal in a high scoring affair. Jimmy Riordain & James Spiteri were excellent for the Bons while Gavin Summers tried hardest for CUH, who pressed hard for an equaliser but could not break the Bons Defence late in the game.

Cork Celtic secured their first point when they came back from 3 down Shane O Neill was instrumental for Celtic and scored 2 goals. Celtic then did well to hold Athletic to a draw having played the last 8 minutes with only 5 players.

Racing Club overcame Douglas Mortgage in a tight game, the highlight being a beautiful Ryan Nolan goal after a great run and chipped pass from Edward Noonan.

Wednesday Division 2

The 4 league division produced 4 very close games. Newcomers to Footy, The Golden Oldies brought their winning steak to 3 games as they came out on top against Multiple Scorgasams by 7 -5. Defensive errors led to a high scoring game where Owen Cotter and John Farrell capitalised and each bagged a hatrick for the Oldies, and Eoghan Buckley did likewise for the Scorgasams.

John Duggan stood out for Balaga Tonga who won a close battle that finished 4-2 against Hit or Miss. A late Dan Williams yellow card did not help the Hit or Miss cause as Balaga capitalised with 2 late goals.

Dave Murphy excelled for Dynamo Tonduff who beat Boca Seniors 2-1in a game that could have gone either way, while 2 classy Brian O Connor goals for Time to say Goodbye helped them to a 4-3 win over The Pink Panthers

Wednesday Division 3

Fritzl Palace and the Average Joes had a very tough battle that finished in a 2-2 draw. Mike Wren was MVP for the Palace, but a brillant late save by Frank Davis in the Joes Goals earned his team a point.

Gowlacticos maintained their 100% record as they beat the Baggios 4-3 to remain top. Barry Fitzgerald with a great header to win it late in the game

Sub Standard Liege stay in 2^nd place as they have a big win over BNY FC. 4 goals from the ever improving Philip Wade, while Mealy & O’Donovan were also in great form for Liege. Rosies who have yet to secure a point were again beaten 6-1 by MP O Sullivans. Mick Crowley and Clive Cremin were best for O’Sullivans

Thursday Division 1

Ex Pats were clinging to a 4-4 all draw as they came under extreme pressure from The Known Quantities in the last 10 minutes of this encounter, and then they broke clear to score a dramatic last gasp winner. Dan Mannix was star man for the Pats while a Peter Fitzmaurice hatrick was not enough for the Knowns.

Joao Paulo Pereira was in brilliant form as he marshalled his team, the OS Naventages who scored some cracking goals in a 6-3 win over the Net Busters.

The All Blacks and the 30 Somethings provided tremendous entertainment in a 4-4 draw. The 30’s Graham Virgo and Dave Depuis for the Blacks were both in excellent form.

Thursday Division 2

Bank of New York Mellon were 6-1 winners against newcomers the Rovers. A Sean Tobin 2^nd half double strike put the game beyond Rovers.

The Boothouse Bingers and Sons of Pitches played out a 4-4 draw, This game was full of excellent football that was above their division 2 status. David James was in top form for the Bingers while Steve Crowley was again on target for the Pitches and scored a late equaliser.

Novartis again came up short against Athletico PTF who had Ken O Connor in inspiring form and scored with 2 long range efforts.

A late own goal was the difference between CPL and the Bandits. CPL who top the table, winning out 3-2. A brilliant Van Basten like volley from an impossible angle by Robbie Harrington had brought the Bandits level before the late OG.

Thursday Division 3

A Seamus O Brien goal for Panicakios was enough to send them top of the table as they beat Whitfords 1-0. This victory may prove to be pivotal, as both these side are expecting to be in the shake up as the season progresses.

The Flying Column came out on top in this Barrack Street local derby, when they beat South City 5-2. The Column were made work hard for the win as South City battled hard. Two Dan McCarthy goals for the Column sealed the win.

Apple Exiles just about had the better of JT Specials in another cracking  open game that ended 7-5. Despite the Specials going 3-1 up with an early double from John McCarthy, the Exiles responded in style with a double brace from Donal Geary and  Mark Ryan. The pick of these goals being a tremendous volley by Geary.